Glorious thunder and lightning today. Woke up to an exceptionally dark sky. I was a little miffed because today too I would have to do some rewrites instead of the work I was assigned to do. But things didn't turn out that way. It was all a little bit okay. But there's heavy rewrite coming up soon.
But one will get to it when one gets to it. Unfortunately there was heavy rain today so Papa could not travel here. I wasn't expecting him to come but send the driver. But it's okay. I had wanted to then go to Vashi at night but a call took longer than expected. Then thought I would go to the gym. It's going to be a strenuous month. Will need endurance.
The work itself is really good. The things with designing pure technical and engineering training is the chance to apply some of the earliest precepts of instructional design - the outlay and application of first principles and systems thinking. Once I get done with all the rewrites, I think I will get to do the fresh writing of a few pieces that look like they will turn out awesome if done well. That will be the endeavour.
It is sad that the entry barrier to instructional design is so low in India. You can see it in the inability of people to write systematically and cohesively. You can see it in their unwillingness to read anything.
People feel that one's attention to detail is in catching misspelled words or errant comma conventions. I don't think so. I think good instructional design can be done in any language. It is in the ability to catch and convey nuance. Nuance itself has been a casualty in today's times. So maybe there's that.
I picked up another luscious book today. Just started and the Preface is fresh, lilting, and wholesome...like a Beatles song.
Life could be better. Could be worse. But there's good work to look forward to. That makes for a solid day all in all.
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